Day: August 30, 2018

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has criticised Harvard University over its admissions process, saying it uses “racial balancing” to select students. The DoJ has weighed in on a civil lawsuit challenging Harvard’s use of race in the…

Image copyright CBS Image caption Mr Chain was arrested in his California home by a Swat team on Thursday The FBI has arrested a man accused of making threatening calls to a newspaper that criticised President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. The FBI says Robert Chain, 68, called the Boston Globe about a dozen…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Currency exchange values are displayed in Buenos Aires, on August 29, 2018. Argentina’s central bank has raised interest rates to 60% as the value of the peso continues to plummet. The currency plunged by more than 15% in morning trade on Thursday, after falling 7% a day earlier. It…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Gérard Depardieu at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 French actor Gérard Depardieu has been accused of rape and sexual assault by a young actress, judicial sources say. He denies the allegations “absolutely”, his lawyer told AFP news agency. The allegations against the 69-year-old were formally made to police by…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Palin was chosen by McCain exactly ten years ago on Thursday Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain’s running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral. According to US media, the request to Mrs Palin – who Senator McCain…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Displaced people are already sheltering in Idlib province The UN envoy to Syria has warned of a “perfect storm” in north-west Syria if the government goes ahead with its threatened offensive against rebels. Staffan de Mistura called for humanitarian corridors to be set up to allow civilians to be evacuated…

Image copyright Getty/AFP Image caption Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein’s story quoted sources saying Mr Trump knew of a 2016 meeting with Russians at Trump Tower US President Donald Trump is waging a war of words with legendary Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein over a story about his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. On Wednesday, the president called Mr…

Image copyright Twitter Image caption The renaming of New York City was an act of vandalism, said Snapchat, which is investigating the matter New York City has been renamed “Jewtropolis” in mapping software used by social media site Snapchat and others. The company called it an “act of vandalism” and said it was working with…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US President Trump has attacked CNN again US President Donald Trump has attacked CNN’s president Jeff Zucker on Twitter, saying that he should be fired. President Trump said CNN’s “hatred and extreme bias” towards him made the media organisation “unable to function”. “Little Jeff Z has done a terrible…